The Iowa State schedule poster piqued the interest of conspiracy theorists who believed that the poster was a sly way of reintroducing the team’s disappointment of a charge call that didn’t go the Cyclones’ way in the final minute of a round of 32 game vs. Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament.

What do you think of the new posters? A limited number will be available at the football game Saturday. pic.twitter.com/kU976ayp74

“Who knew this year's Cyclone squad unleashing a fast-break against a fictitious team in Hilton Coliseum would be so easily confused with last year's squad playing a different-colored team in a different arena? I guess we should thank Keith Murphy for significantly increasing our blog traffic this week! Looking forward to a fantastic season from these guys. #hatersgonnahate #cyclonepower”

But come to think of it, it was a delightful coincidence, given the debate it stirred.

In a blog post, McClanahan Studio talked about how it painstakingly went about producing the poster, and it’s worth a peek. It was simply about portraying “the excitement of a fast-break sequence.”

Given the raw image McLanahan was working from, it would have been foolish not to have a defender placed in front of Ejim. At least in this case, this defender would have been called for a block. Dude’s foot is clearly in the lane!